Our Best Reads of the Week

A devastating earthquake in Turkey this week killed thousands and raised questions about the country’s governance, while China and the US fell out over a balloon that was either spying on America or the weather.

The world’s richest person is trying to avoid a succession battle, while millions of other people face a retirement of penury. A new uprising in Iran has many challenging the state’s version of history, and a smuggling operation is meanwhile propping up the Taliban and hurting Pakistan.